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Dr. Rusch has worked with online education for most of her career in different capacities across content and design, with a focus on research and teaching. Her current research focuses on online education, at-scale education, and affordable degrees, and she has published at several venues such as Learning@Scale and the SIGCSE Technical Symposium.
Dr. Rusch manages the OMSCS seminars and has taught several seminars, including Women in Tech, Computational Sociology, Futurism, and CS in Popular Culture. She also previously taught a graduate course, Digital Health Equity in OMSCS.
Dr. Rusch has won several awards at Georgia Tech, such as the Accessibility Advocacy Award in 2023. She has presented and published in several venues such as the SIGCSE Technical Symposium, Learning@Scale, and the AAAI Symposium Series.
Most Notable Publications:
Erik W. Goh; Xuan Wang; David A. Joyner; Ana Mary Rusch, “Examining Discourse in a Large Online Education Program: A Machine-in-the-Loop Approach”. 2026-02-18 | Conference paper. https://doi.org/10.1145/3770762.3772514
Erik W. W. Goh; Xuan Wang; David A. Joyner; Ana Mary Rusch, “Public Perceptions and Communications of a Large Online Graduate Program”. 2025 IEEE Digital Education and MOOCS Conference (DEMOcon). 2025-10-05 | Conference paper. https://doi.org/10.1109/democon65705.2025.11282841
Rusch, Ana. "Artificial Emotional Intelligence’s Potential in Improving Social Wellness of Older Adults." In Proceedings of the AAAI Symposium Series, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 293-295. 2025. 10.1609/aaaiss.v5i1.35603
Basappa, Rhea, Zoey Anne Beda, Owen Sizemore, Ana Mary Rusch, and David A. Joyner. "Learning at Scale and Back Again: Students' Perspectives on Using Online At-Scale Curricula for Traditional Instruction." In Proceedings of the Twelfth ACM Conference on Learning@ Scale, pp. 276-280. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3698205.3733939
Rusch A., Ianni E., “Community Building and Joyful Learning in Computer Science Education Through Online At-Scale Seminars” SIGCSE 2024: Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.https://doi.org/10.1145/3626253.3635478
Rusch A., Duncan A., & Joyner D., "Student Life at Scale: Humanizing the Student Experience at Scale through Belonging, Engagement, and Community" L@S '23: Proceedings of the Tenth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale. Rusch conceptualized the topic, wrote the paper, and presented the paper in the poster session in Copenhagen, Denmark. https://doi.org/10.1145/3573051.3596167
Joyner D., Rusch A., & Duncan A., "Teaching at Scale and Back Again: The Impact of Instructors' Participation in At-Scale Education Initiatives on Traditional Instruction" L@S '23: Proceedings of the Tenth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale. Rusch assisted in conducting the interviews for this study and helped synthesize the main concepts. https://doi.org/10.1145/3573051.3596192
Duncan A., Rusch A., Joyner D., "The L@St Eight Years: A Meta-Analysis of Papers and Authors at Learning @ Scale," L@S '23: Proceedings of the Tenth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale. Rusch coded half of the themes across all eight years of papers and authors at Learning@Scale. https://doi.org/10.1145/3573051.3593389